Monroe station (CTA Red Line)

Monroe
 
100S
0E/0W
Location 26 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Coordinates 41°52′51″N 87°37′40″W / 41.880745°N 87.627696°W / 41.880745; -87.627696
Owned by City of Chicago
Line(s)
  Red Line
Platforms 1 Island Platform
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Subway
Bicycle facilities Yes
History
Opened October 17, 1943
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 3,279,369[1] Decrease 5%
Rank 11 out of 143
Services
Preceding station   Chicago "L"   Following station
State Street Subway
toward Howard
Red Line
Red Line
Rush period special
toward Ashland/63rd
  Former services  
(Closed 2006)
toward Howard
Red Line
Route map

 State St.
Red Line
north to Howard
Madison St.
Monroe St.
Marble Pl.
Adams St.
Red Line
south to 95th/Dan Ryan

Monroe (also Monroe/State) is an 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. The station opened on October 17, 1943, as part of the State Street Subway. The station is located in the Chicago Loop, and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

History

Monroe station has retained many of its original features from its opening in 1943, such as the officers cabins, some auxiliary signaling and the Madison-Monroe mezzanine, which is named for the crossing of Madison Street and Monroe Street. Until October 2006, there was a station between Monroe and Lake: Washington/State station. Washington/State is located near Monroe. Passengers can walk onto the abandoned station platform from Monroe.

In 2009, The CTA put new station wall signs over the old blue station wall signs in order to better direct people to the mezzanines.

The station gives direct access to the adjacent Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building, a National Historic Landmark and Chicago Landmark that is also part of the Loop Retail Historic District.[2]

Bus connections

CTA

  • 2 Hyde Park Express
  • 6 Jackson Park Express
  • 10 Museum of Science and Industry
  • J14 Jeffery Jump
  • 20 Madison (Owl Service)
  • 24 Wenthworth
  • 29 State
  • 36 Broadway
  • 56 Milwaukee
  • 60 Blue Island/26th (Owl Service)
  • 62 Archer (Owl Service)
  • 146 Inner Drive/Michigan Express
  • 147 Outer Drive Express
  • 151 Sheridan
  • 157 Streeterville/Taylor

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Annual Ridership Report – Calendar Year 2017" (PDF). Chicago Transit Authority, Ridership Analysis and Reporting. January 31, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
    2. ↑ Monroe/State Station (Chicago-'L'.org)

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